Should the teacher dismiss the get out of class because of low student scores? ——Jinan No. 7 Middle w88 casino teacher competition introduced student evaluation and received strong response
Xinhuanet, Jinan, November 17th, reporter Xu Lingui.
Teacher Sun, who has taught high w88 casino physical education for 14 years, has been very distressed recently: Because she failed the teacher recruitment evaluation this semester, she was temporarily removed from the front line of teaching and was only responsible for leading the w88 casino gymnastics team training.
Teacher Sun, who has won many awards for her w88 casino in previous provincial and municipal teaching evaluations, has never worried about evaluations in the past, but she never imagined that the reason for "dismissal" this time was that students scored too low. "It's so shameful. I've never encountered this kind of thing before. Am I being asked to come down just because the students are dissatisfied?" Teacher Sun said that she felt really wronged and confused.
This semester, Jinan No. 7 Middle w88 casino in Shandong Province is trying a new teacher competition method. In the quantitative assessment, in addition to the two indicators of teaching performance and scientific research achievements, student evaluation and scoring are also added, with a weight of 20% of the assessment. For non-college entrance examination subjects such as physical education, the weight of this item is 40%. The scores given by students can directly affect the retention of teachers. Granting students the right to speak "one stone stirs up a thousand waves." As soon as this measure was introduced, it triggered a discussion inside and outside the w88 casino about whether teachers should be "dismissed" because students are dissatisfied.
Like Teacher Sun, 15 teachers from Jinan No. 7 Middle w88 casino were transferred to other positions in this competition and removed from the front line of teaching. They are engaged in w88 casino auxiliary work such as psychological counseling, student apartment management, library management, or teaching political tutoring classes. According to the w88 casino, although teaching performance is still the focus of evaluation, a considerable number of the 15 transferred teachers, like Teacher Sun, were transferred because of low student scores.
When explaining this reform, Principal Yin Shoufeng said: "Students are the main body of education. Now when we talk about respecting students' personality, the practical implementation is to give them the right to speak and let their opinions have a certain weight in the judgment of 'whether a teacher is good or not.'" Some parents of students here believe that in the past, the status of teachers (especially teachers in primary and secondary schools) did not allow students to challenge. The relationship between teachers and students in the classroom was like the strong and the weak. Students often obeyed the teacher's teaching methods unconditionally. There was little precedent for granting students the right to speak on issues involving the teacher's vital interests.
During the interview, the reporter found that in the student evaluation teacher questionnaire, the questions covered 18 aspects such as teachers’ professional ethics, teaching art, classroom control ability, homework assignments and corrections, and lesson preparation; there were also two questions asking to name the two teachers who were “the best” and “the teachers with the most room for improvement in teaching” and explain the reasons. According to the w88 casino, during the evaluation, each class selects 6 to 8 students who "can represent the general views of the class" to participate in the evaluation. Students who have violated w88 casino rules in the past will automatically lose their qualifications to participate in the evaluation. Wang Jiwei, a senior student at Jinan No. 7 Middle w88 casino, said he was "quite surprised" when he learned that his rating this time was directly linked to whether his teacher would stay or leave. He was also very excited at the same time. "This is simply the first important right I have exercised as an adult; I feel that the students' rights are truly respected." He said that he gave low marks in the evaluation to teachers who used verbal violence to belittle and insult students, hurting students' self-esteem; or teachers who did not accept the learning habits of modern students.
“We are all adults, we all have some self-esteem, and we also need respect from teachers.” Wang Jiwei said that most students will reflect on teachers who do not respect students when they evaluate them. Those who agree say that "one point covers all the ugly" exam-oriented education needs reform. Meng Hailan, a professor of educational psychology at Shandong Normal University, said that the competitive recruitment reform is a great promotion for teachers to improve their teaching quality, especially to encourage teachers to teach students to listen. "Teachers not only have to prepare lessons but also 'prepare students'. I agree with this reform."
"At present, our high w88 casino education is almost completely subordinated to the college entrance examination. Many schools regard the admission rate for undergraduates and key colleges and universities as the ultimate standard to measure the w88 casino level and judge teachers. As long as the admission rate can be increased, it is a good teacher; one point To cover up all the bad things, the teacher’s rigid teaching style and lack of respect for the students have become tolerable minor problems; if students can’t stand the teacher’s teaching methods, there is nothing they can do. In the past, students were used to criticize teachers, but it didn’t touch the interests of the teachers, so any suggestions would not work,” said Professor Meng Hailan.
Principal Yin Shoufeng believes that under the guidance of the concept of "scores first", teachers hate iron but not steel, and intentionally or unintentionally discriminate and ridicule students, resulting in cases that damage students' self-esteem. After asking students to rate the teacher, the teacher should always pay attention to the students' feelings in class.
He said that whether a teacher can be recognized by students is an important indicator of teacher quality. If the relationship between teachers and students is not harmonious, teaching will not be possible, and it will be impossible to improve the overall quality of students. During the interview, the reporter learned that students are the most supportive of the competitive recruitment measures. Nie Xin, a senior student at No. 7 Middle w88 casino, said that his classmates welcomed this approach, and the distance between students and teachers has become closer.
She said that even in the graduating class, the teacher's lectures have improved a lot after the evaluation. Teachers who used to have rigid classes and read from textbooks throughout the class are now using their brains, thinking of ways, and paying attention to livening up the atmosphere and increasing interaction. Homework that used to be rigid may now be assigned more flexibly.
Sceptics suggest that delegating power to students should be done appropriately. Compared with the positive reviews from students, teachers have felt unprecedented pressure after the competitive recruitment reform. "Most of the students think that I have a problem with my 'language in class' and that I don't communicate well with my classmates." Teacher Sun, who has worked in the job for more than ten years and has trained a group of outstanding athletes, feels aggrieved. "I only believe that a strict master will produce a good disciple. Who knew it would be like this?" she said. She said that she was not opposed to students evaluating teachers, but it was not appropriate if student evaluations accounted for nearly 50% of teacher evaluations.
Quan Chaolu, an educational psychologist at Shandong Normal University, believes that this kind of scoring is not advisable from the perspective of teachers’ psychological condition. He said that primary and secondary w88 casino teachers are now under high pressure due to the "college entrance examination admission rate", and the promotion of this new competitive recruitment rule may further worsen their mental health.
"Nowadays, it is not uncommon for primary and secondary w88 casino teachers to suffer from depression, mental illness, and suicide. Schools should not let students pick on teachers' pigtails. They should let them comment on the teachers' strengths." He said. Teacher Yang, who was assigned to teach chemistry at No. 7 Middle w88 casino after graduating from college in the 1980s, said that in the past, being a teacher was an iron rice bowl, and whether you could teach well or not was the only difference between being able to teach key classes; but now, if you are not good at teaching, you have to be transferred. But she said that as long as the evaluation rules can be reasonable and the evaluation process can be fair and impartial, she has no objection to the new competitive recruitment system.
Wei Wei, director of the Education Department of Shandong Normal University, said that high w88 casino students already have basic judgment skills and can rate teachers more rationally. But she is worried that some teachers may be affected by society's negative trends and may use unfair methods to please students. In this case, the impact will be even worse. Some educators pointed out that in a fair teacher evaluation mechanism, in addition to students’ ratings of teachers, teachers’ ratings of teachers, and the evaluation of teaching organizations or institutions should not be ignored. If only students have the final say, there will inevitably be deviations. (End)
